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This summer I injured a tendon at my knee in a minor accident.  I
have been using DMSO for over 20 years and did not hesitate to
apply it to my knee.  I was out of town however and borrowed some
from someone else.  The particular bottle was plastic and had not
been opened for 20 years.  My DMSO has always been in glass
bottles.

The result of repeated application was not what I expected.  DMSO
when applied topically will eventually cause a mild dermatitis,
but this time the application began to turn scarlet red.  The
knee doubled in size.  I had to have fluid drained twice and
after 4 months it is still bothering me.

I discussed the DMSO application with three doctors and they felt
it was not associated with the DMSO at all and had never heard of
such a problem.

My question is, is there a known problem with the storage of DMSO
in plastic bottles?  It is my guess that the plastic after 20
years was in the DMSO solution.  I have not had it analyzed yet,
but I will.

Thanking you in advance.

Robert D. Darby        Email:  darby@halcyon.com